chance — [chans, chäns] n. [ME chaunce &LT; OFr cheance &LT; VL cadentia, that which falls out &LT; L cadens, prp. of cadere, to fall: see CASE1] 1. the happening of events without apparent cause, or the apparent absence of cause or design; fortuity; luck … English World dictionary

chance — n 1 Chance, accident, fortune, luck, hap, hazard denote something that happens without an apparent or determinable cause or as a result of unpredictable forces. Chance serves often as a general term for the incalculable and fortuitous element in… … New Dictionary of Synonyms